Joe works in a bakery and makes a salary of $9.35 per hour. If Joe works more than 40 hours, he earns an additional $3.50 per hour on top of his original salary. Joe works a lot this week and it totals to 51 hours. Joe wants to buy a new XBox that costs $485. How much money will Joe have left after buying the XBox?

To determine how much money Joe will have left after buying the Xbox, we'll follow these steps:

### Step 1: Calculate Joe's regular hours and overtime hours.
- Joe worked 51 hours in total.
- The standard workweek is 40 hours, so his overtime hours are:
  \[
  51 - 40 = 11 \text{ hours}
  \]

### Step 2: Calculate Joe's pay for regular hours.
- Joe's regular hourly rate is \$9.35.
- For 40 hours of regular work, his pay is:
  \[
  40 \times 9.35 = 374 \text{ dollars}
  \]

### Step 3: Calculate Joe's pay for overtime hours.
- Joe earns an additional \$3.50 on top of his regular hourly rate for overtime, so his overtime rate is:
  \[
  9.35 + 3.50 = 12.85 \text{ dollars per hour}
  \]
- For 11 overtime hours, his pay is:
  \[
  11 \times 12.85 = 141.35 \text{ dollars}
  \]

### Step 4: Calculate Joe's total earnings for the week.
- The total amount Joe earned for the week is the sum of his regular and overtime pay:
  \[
  374 + 141.35 = 515.35 \text{ dollars}
  \]

### Step 5: Calculate how much money Joe will have left after buying the Xbox.
- The cost of the Xbox is \$485, so after purchasing it, Joe will have:
  \[
  515.35 - 485 = 30.35 \text{ dollars}
  \]

Thus, Joe will have **\$30.35** left after buying the Xbox.

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Here are 5 related questions to consider:
1. How much would Joe have earned if he only worked 40 hours?
2. What would Joe's weekly earnings be if he worked 60 hours instead of 51?
3. How much more would Joe need to save if the Xbox cost \$550 instead of \$485?
4. If Joe wanted to buy accessories worth \$100 in addition to the Xbox, how much would he need to work to cover the extra cost?
5. How much would Joe have earned in overtime if he worked only 45 hours?

**Tip:** Understanding overtime pay can help you budget effectively if you work extra hours!

Find out how much money Joe will have left after buying an Xbox by calculating his overtime pay for working 51 hours at $9.35 per hour with an additional $3.50 for overtime. This problem covers key concepts of arithmetic and is suitable for Grades 6-8.

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